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NW. 4 v 1934 c. MHTHALIMER HAT Filed Feb. 25. 1924 INVENTOR ATrORNEYPatented Nov. 4, 1924.

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HAT.

Application filed February 25, 1924;. Serial No. 694,862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARE-Non M. THALI- MER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at 10 Claremont Place, Mount Vernon, NewYork, have invented a new and useful Hat, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hats and consists in providinga hat that will have the appearance of a derby, so called, with all ofthe advantages and comforts of a soft hat, so called.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is a front View in quarter section.

1 represents the hat crown which is of derby design, the stock usedtherein being of sufficient firmness and strength so that it will retainits shape substantially as blocked without the use of stiffeningmaterial such as used in the regulation derby hat. 2 represents the brimportion. This likewise is of the customary derby design and is providedwith the conventional curl at the side edges. The-entire brim may bereinforced with a suitable stiffening material, but the inner edge ofthe brim that contacts with the head is preferably left unsized so thatit will readily conform to the contour of the head, the same as theusual soft hat. In the drawings, the stippled portion of the brim,indicated at 33, designates conventionally that part of the brim it ispreferred to stiffen. This not only permits the hat to F be easilylifted in salute after the manner of attributed to this newconstruction, for example; the hat has every appearance of being theconventional derby. In the event the crown should be knocked in ordeformed it will not break as in the case of, a derby but may be pressedback into shape. The construction also has the advantage of beingself-conformed to the head of the wearer, as in the case of a soft hat,thereby making it unnecessary to shape each hat to the head of theindividual purchaser as in the case of the conventional derby.

The extent to which the brim is provided with stiffening material may bevaried, as desired. While I am aware that so-called flexible derbieshave been made, the common practice has been to provide'stiifeningmaterial or sizing for the entire crown and brim, reducing the amount ofstiffening ma terial so that the hat is more conformable to the headthan would be the case were more stiffening material used. My inventioncontemplates providing stiffening material for only a part of the hat,preferably for only the outer part of the brim, relying upon theinherent stiffness or strength of the material itself to preserve theshape of the crown. Thus, not only does the hat conform to the head aseasily as the ordinary soft hat, but it will permit almost all kinds ofabuse without injury.

I claim:

A derby hat comprising a soft flexible crown portion of sufficientfirmness and strength to retain its shape substantially as blocked, anda stiff sized outer brim portion for reinforcing and retaining the shapeof the hat.

CLARENCE M. THALIMER.

